Spirit of service

Article Abstract:

The American Medical Association's Council on Medical Service's study on physician public service reveals a wide variety of volunteer activities in nearly every state. Some local medical societies sponsor free clinics to treat the uninsured, and many provide liability insurance for doctors who volunteer. Fifteen such programs were funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In all, more than 66% of physicians reported an average of 7.2 hours per week donating free or reduced-fee care, up from 6.5 hours in 1992.

Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Public Health Care, Editorial, Statistics, Social policy, Community health services, Public health, Volunteers, Volunteer workers in community health services, American Medical Association. Council on Medical Service

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10-year-old mobile program brings care to destitute

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New York, NY's Children's Health Project, considered a stopgap project when it was started in 1987, has grown into a $10 million program with offshoot programs in other cities. The private, nonprofit project, affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Montefiore Medical Center, operates six 'mobile medical units,' or buses, that visit 14 homeless shelters. Doctor Irwin Redlener heads the program.

SOCIAL SERVICES, General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, General medical & surgical hospitals, University Medical Centers, Social Services for Children, Youth, Child and Youth Services, Care and treatment, Medical centers, New York, New York, Homeless children, Medical colleges, Medical schools, University hospitals, Youth services, Children's services

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Florida doctors offer medical lifeline to laid-off workers

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Florida's Dade County Medical Association (DCMA) has recommended its members treat unemployed patients, including former Pan American World Airways employees, at a reduced fee, pro bono or on a credit basis. Laid-off flight attendant Carol Burns heard about the DCMA effort and contacted Mark LaPorta, who treated her urinary tract infection for a $10 laboratory fee.

Florida, Unemployed workers, Miami-Dade County, Florida, Burns, Carol, LaPorta, Mark

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